What have you ordered for spring 2009 - Part 6

That's a prettiful one Cousin Nut. How much sun are you putting it in?

I just got 3 passiflora's.

Celeste you have mail.........

Thanks, Jan and cousin Nut! It will be getting mostly shade.

Karen

I put a bunch of new babies in morning sun last fall and a big 'purple palace' in half day sun. I hope they don't burn up :/ I guess I can move them quick like a bunny if they start to.

I think morning sun is fine for them. I have seen 'Purple Palace' in all day sun that does well.

Karen

Made another large purchase today - and i do mean large - 10 yards of compost that my town sells - stuff is like gold - and 10 yards of top soil - i'll mix them 50/50 - Can anybody spell WHEELBARREL

Have decided to build two new large beds and expand several others - need homes for all the jm's and winter sowing i've done.

Sounds like a plan, Bill---I need to do the same thing, but for iris & DL. Miracle is very nice---I guess it changes colors during the year. My lime rickey doesn't look too great right now---more like lime fried. Sowed some annual poppies & larkspur the other day---now I've got to plant grass in the same place for the umpteenth time--- grows well during the summer, dies off in the winter---and it's only by the driveway----all the other spots filled in fine.

Looks like you'll be busy, Bill!

yes i will - think i'll a little time on my hands:)

Bill, I know how big that pile is going to be as we had over 20 yards of compost dumped last spring in our drive. You need the same energy it took to build your wall to move that amount of stuff alone. I hired help for that job last year and plan on hiring them again to move the mulch. I hollered uncle. Sun is trying to come out, so I am about to go outside and actually work. Many, many, many holes to dig. Patti

this is the 4th year in a row of 20 yards of dirt - to be followed by another 20 of mulch - i do it all myself - it's part of my spring wieght loss program

Consider trying to establish good groundcovers, Bill. Looks more natural and saves lots of time and effort. Mulch is a real pain.

Eat a lot next winter and then come move mine next spring for your "weight loss program". Patti

a pain and $$ - maybe should have got more ferns

it's the premium ale's patti one is like a loaf of bread and if i were to have more next year it would not be good:)

Was away for the weekend & so am far behind just went through these posts. Answer to last thread: The daylily is a semievergreen, gets what looks like spring sickness every year, but recovers. My Klemm order should come this april, so should have the spaces ready. Just a couple of plants.

WOWSER wha that's alot of work!

I managed on doing a lot of pruning today and more raking, does it ever end? The sun is still out, but my back is done. Many more bulbs out, but I didn't stop to take any pictures, but I did find another clump of reticulated iris that I had forgotten about blooming nicely. Then I did find a lot of disturbed area in a couple of beds where the deer roam. The are digging up something.ggggggggggrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Bad.

Diana from Topiary garden emailed this morning saying my check had arrived and that because my shipping was less than quoted on line, and plus, she had reduced the price on a couple of things that I had ordered that I now had enough credit to add to my order. She is mailing on Friday so they don't get stuck in the PO over the weekend. Her idea. So I ordered RUBY LACE A very slow growing dwarf dissectum with maroon-red leaves. Holds color well in the summer. Color is different from the other fine dissectums. It is very dark. Great for container plantings. 2ft x 2ft at maturity. Sun/part shade in well-drained soil. Zone 5. Patti

Nice. What size is it now? Slow-growing and 2 X 2 at maturity usually means pretty small.

victor i think we have a winner here - i may move my order from Davidsans to topairy gradens - david is taking too long to respond - not the way to start a business i'm going to give him another week or so - i've already asked Diana what she has for the trees i'm looking at.

I'm anxiously awaiting the first arrival. Guess it will be Patti?

No, I think Wha will be getting his first. I assume it will be small too. Patti

Time for me to fess up! I got a little carried away this year, not so much with plants but seeds :( Decided to grow some vegetables and when I was searching I ended up placing two orders for flowers and no vegetables!

Johnny's Selected Seeds:
Calendula Solar Flashback
Calendula Triangle Flashback
Castor Bean Carmencita
Nigella Cramer's Plum
Ptilotus 'Joey'

Select Seeds:
Calendula 'Kablouna Apricot'
Cleome 'White Queen'
Cosmos 'Psyche White'
Garden Heliotrope
Love-in-a-Mist 'Midnight'
Queen Anne's Thimbles
Red Cypress Vine
Salvia - Annual Clary 'Blue Denim'
Salvia - Annual Clary 'Marble Arch Rose'
Snapdragon 'Black Prince'
Sunflower 'Garden Statement'
Sunflower 'Velvet Queen'
Zinnia 'White Star'

What was I thinking??? LOL Didn't stop there, I rarely order from Van Bourgondien but I saw a Lily named "Debbie" and I couldn't resist :) http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/lilies/giantlilies/65131 Not crazy about the color but thought it would look nice with 'Landini' http://www.dutchbulbs.com/store/lilies/61477 which I've had on my list, so ordered both! Now I'll just keep my fingers crossed that what I ordered IS what I got :(

Next up an order from Caladium Bulbs 4 Less http://www.caladiumbulbs4less.com/servlet/the-Whites/Categories
All whites - Aaron, Grey Ghost, White Wing

Having read all the wonderful comments about the size of Clematis from Silver Star Vinery I ordered two Clematis to try growing together:
John Huxtable http://www.silverstarvinery.com/vines.asp?letter=J
Purple Spider http://www.silverstarvinery.com/vines.asp?letter=P

Placed an order last week with a company I had never heard of before but he had the Syneilesis palmata I've been looking for! Keeping It Green Nursery http://www.keepingitgreennursery.com/

I have absolutely no idea when I'm going to find the time to get all of these planted but I'm going to try! Vegetables got me started on this 'journey' and I STILL haven't ordered any vegetable seeds! LOL

nice list

great to see GH pics

Nice, Debbie. You won't be disappointed with the clems.

I've been haunting nurseries and HD.
Bought 2 bags of small pot dahlias.

big list!! good luck!

Great list Debbie....I love the 'Midnight' Love-in-a-Mist !

Received four great-looking JM's from Wildwood today. I'll try to get a pic later or tomorrow. Very nicely branched and bushy.

Very nice! : )

all squeezed into one box? show pics - did not get mine today probably tomorrow

Yes - he did his usual Houdini packing. It's really amazing. They arrive in great shape.

I got my Fair Weather order. Well packed. I will be interested to compare the Jmaples I got today with the one's coming from Topiary Gardens. The plants look healthy. Patti

14.95 Viburnum lantana 'Variegatum' - Variegated Wayfaring Tree
16.95 Viburnum plicatum f. tom. 'Weeping Magic'
19.95 Acer palmatum 'Goshiki Kotohime' - Dwarf Variegated Japanese Maple
19.95 Acer 'Johin' - Red Full-Moon Maple
19.95 Iris 'Sweets of May' - Siberian Iris
12.95 Gaylussacia baccata - Black Huckleberry

Good to hear. They always do a great job. I hate those big staples, but they do help.

Victor, I have to agree with you that mulch is a real pain, in more ways than one. It sure looks nice, but then you have to keep adding and adding, year after year. I have so many other things to do, and with working full time and helping out my sister with our Dad, there is only so much time I have to take care of the gardens. I wish there were more of me to go around!

Nice list, Debbie. I like the lilies you're getting, as well as the clems. Those caladiums look really nice. I have yet to grow them. This year I will be growing a lot of coleus. It will be only my second time growing them, and I really went overboard on ordering. I couldn't resist, there were so many I liked. I am now getting together a collection of containers to plant them in when they arrive.

Karen

Wow- you will all be busy! Bill, you had better take photos so we can see the progress. I pick up a few annuals at the nursery with a filler or two of veggie. Most of my stuff I wintersow. Here's my list to date and I still have a few more containers to sow....

Botanical Name
Agastache aurantiaca Apricot Sprite
Agastache foeniculum 'Golden Jubilee'
Alcea ficifolia [Double Apricot]
Alcea ficifolia Nigra
Antirrhinum majus Black Prince
Antirrhinum majus 'Choice O.P. Mix'
Antirrhinum majus 'Magic Carpet'
Antirrhinum majus nanum Rembrandt
Antirrhinum majus Tetra Ruffled
Aquilegia caerulea
Aquilegia chrysantha 'Denver Gold'
Aquilegia formosa
Aquilegia McKanna's Giant
Aquilegia Red and Yellow
Aquilegia vulgaris var. stellata 'Nora Barlow'
Bellis perennis 'Habanera Mix'
Bellis perennis Tasso Strawberries and Cream
Borago Officinalis
Calendula officinalis
Consolida ambigua mix
Consolida regalis 'Blue Cloud'
Convolvulus tricolor Dwarf Rainbow Flash
Dahlia variabilis Bishops Children
Dahlia variabilis Collarette Dandy
Dahlia-Unwin'S Dwarf Mixed Colors
Delphinium chinensis 'Blue Butterfly'
Digitalis grandiflora
Digitalis grandiflora Pink Champagne
Digitalis parviflora Milk Chocolate
Digitalis purpurea 'Alba'
Digitalis purpurea Candy Mountain
Digitalis purpurea 'Glittering Prizes'
Echinacea 'White Swan'
Eggplant Beauty Hybrid
Eschscholzia californica Appleblossom
Eschscholzia californica Carmine King
Eschscholzia californica Mission Bells
Gentiana makinio 'Marsha'
Gomphrena haageana 'Strawberry Fields'
Helianthus annuus Italian White
Helianthus annuus 'Moonwalker'
Helianthus annuus Pastiche
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Cristal F1 Hybrid
Lycopersicon lycopersicum Harlequin F1 Hybrid
Lycopersicon lycopersicum 'Mortgage Lifter'
Lycopersicon pimpinellifolium
Lycopersicum Ladybug Hybrid
Lycopersicum Super Roma VF
Lycopersicum 'Wayahead'
Malva sylvestris subsp. Mauritiana
Malva sylvestris 'Zebrina'
Mirabilis jalapa
Nasturtium majus Cherry Rose Jewel
Nasturtium majus Strawberry Ice
Nicotiana x sanderae
Nicotiana x sanderae Domino Mix
Nicotiana x sanderae Fragrant Cloud
Nicotiana x sanderae Sensation Mix
Orlaya Grandiflora
Papaver orientale
Papaver orientale Brilliant
Papaver somniferum
Penstemon Barbatus 'Iron Maiden'
Penstemon digitalis 'Husker Red'
Penstemon eatonii
Phacelia dubia Lavender Lass
Phacelia viscida Tropical Surf
Physalis alkekengi
Salvia farinacea Fairy Queen
Salvia farinacea 'Silver White'
Solenostemon scutellarioides Giant Exhibition Aureole
Solenostemon scutellarioides 'Giant Exhibition Limelight'
Solenostemon scutellarioides Giant Exhibition Palisandra
Solenostemon scutellarioides Giant Exhibition Tartan
Stachys byzantina
Tall yellow flower from Hicks
Tithonia rotundifolia Arcadian Blend
Tithonia, Torch
Trollius europaeus
Zinnia - mixed varieties collected from wild
Zinnia elegans Dreamland Ivory Hybrid
Zinnia elegans Liliput Mix
Zinnia elegans Profusion Deep Apricot
Zinnia elegans Profusion Double Cherry
Zinnia elegans Profusion Fire Hybrid
Zinnia elegans Profusion White
Zinnia elegans Pulcino Mixed
Zinnia elegans 'Purple Prince'
Zinnia elegans Scabious Flowered Mixed
Zinnia elegans Whirligig Hybrid
Zinnia elegans Zowie! Yellow Flame
Zinnia Haageana Persion Carpet
Zinnia tenuifolia 'Red Spider'

Whoaa!!!!!

I'm overwhelmed just looking at that list.

going down that list... I have that one and that one and that one... boy some of that stuff looks familiar

Wow! I'm floored! My WS list isn't nearly that long, but I'm not done yet, so it may get there.

Karen